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CSIR-CMERI Demonstrates three Variants of advanced indigenous design and featured Mob Control Vehicle prototypes
Operational units are height adjustable front shovel, retractable protective front shield, all round irritant spray system, foam spray system and tear smoke munitions system
Other capabilities are cabin pressurization system, retractable multi barrel tear gas launcher with appropriate electronic vision systems, wide angle surveillance, multi-channel video transmission system, GPS tracker and GPS navigator
Team MCV during Demonstration
In a view to elevate modern technical support to paramilitary forces engaged in maintaining law and order situation; train and equip them with advanced options, CSIR has demonstrated its three innovative variants ‘Compact, Medium, Heavy’ category of Mob Control Vehicles  to a team of MHA recommended members under leadership of IG , CRPF. The demonstration was successfully carried out at Parade Ground, CRPF Group Centre, Gurugram recently. This is a first of its kind advanced indigenous design and featured development in the country.
The MCVs have been designed, developed and demonstrated by one of the CSIR’s constituent laboratory ‘Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute’  based in Durgapur, which had brought indigenous tractor revolution in India. The Heavy category of these MCV prototypes has a 7.5-ton payload capacity. While, the Medium category is of 2.5-ton payload capacity, the compact one is a tractor-based vehicle for easy maneuvering. The key requirement and followed specifications have been evolved, formulated with involvement of various designated stakeholders.
The prototypes consist of several independent operational units unified as per vehicle category and operational requirement during mob control. Few example, the operational units are height adjustable front shovel, retractable protective front shield, all round irritant spray system, foam spray system and tear smoke munitions system. The other capabilities are cabin pressurization system, retractable multi barrel tear gas launcher with appropriate electronic vision systems, wide angle surveillance, multi-channel video transmission system, GPS tracker and GPS navigator. The design architecture allows easy and fast customization in downstream products. The production versions of the MCVs can be tailor-made as per the actual requirements and functional priorities of the users so that their effectiveness in mob/riot control scenario can be augmented.Other than IG  CRPF, DIG RAF, Comdtt RAF, DIG BSF, Director ODC VHF, 2-I/C Assam Riffles, DC CISF, DC ITBP, DC SSB, T Cmdr NSG, SSP JKPS, DCPs from Haryana Police, DIG, Comdtt and DCP from Maharashtra police, Scientists, Technical and Senior Officials from CSIR-CMERI and CSIR HQ also participated in the demonstration.
Tractor based MCV in Operation
Compact Medium Category Vehicle in Operation
Heavy Category Vehicle in Operation
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
A two-day Regional Conference on the theme “Bringing Citizens, Entrepreneurs and Government Closer for Good Governance” will be held at Bengaluru from tomorrow
Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh and Shri Basavaraj Bommai, Chief Minister of Karnataka will grace the valedictory session on 12th of July
A two-day Regional Conference on the theme “Bringing Citizens, Entrepreneurs and Government Closer for Good Governance” will be held at Bengaluru from tomorrow. The Regional Conference is being organized by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances in collaboration with Government of Karnataka.
Union Minister of State. Independent Charge  Science & Technology; Minister of State  Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh and Shri Basavaraj Bommai, Chief Minister, Government of Karnataka will grace the valedictory session on 12th of July.
The conference is an effort to bring the Government and Citizens closer through various administrative reforms at centre, state and district level. The is being enabled by use of digital technology, pursuing next generation reforms and innovations with policy objective of “Maximum Governance, Minimum Government”, entailing Government process Re-Engineering, Universal access to e-services, excellence in digital initiatives at district level and excellence in adopting emerging technologies and use of ICT Management.
During the 2-day event, presentations will be made in six sessions:  Administrative Reforms;  The Outside in View: Private Sector & Good Governance;  Replication of Best Practices;  Administrative Reforms in States;  Benchmarking Governance and  Start-ups and Experiments in Good Governance.
Shri Amar Nath, Additional Secretary, ARPG will present the welcome address. Smt. Vandita Sharma, Chief Secretary, Govt. of Karnataka and Shri V. Srinivas, Secretary, ARPG will also address the valedictory session. The vote of thanks will be presented by Dr. Srivatsa Krishna, Principal Secretary, DPAR, Karnataka during the valedictory session. .
Delegates from all States/Union Territories will participate in the Conference. More than 400 delegates from PAN-India are expected to participate in the Conference. The Conference is being held in a semi-virtual mode.
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Ministry of Textiles
Training to enhance skills of weavers
Skill upgradation is a continuous process. Need-based skill upgradation programmes for handloom workers in technical areas viz. weaving, dyeing, designing, etc. were earlier conducted under National Handloom Development Programme , Comprehensive Handloom Cluster Development Scheme  and now under SAMARTH- Capacity Building in Textile Sector. Training programmes for handloom workers are conducted through 28 Weavers’ Service Centres  functioning in the country under administrative control of Ministry of Textiles. List of WSCs and State-wise details of handloom workers imparted skill upgradation training from financial year 2017-18 to 2019-20 are annexed as Annexure- I and II respectively.
This information was given in a written reply by the Union Minister of Textiles, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani in Rajya Sabha today.
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Annexure- I
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List of Weavers’ Service Centres
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S. No.
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State/UTs
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Location of Weavers’ Service Centers
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1
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Andhra Pradesh
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Vijayawada
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2
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Assam
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Guwahati
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3
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Bihar
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Bhagalpur
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4
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Chhattisgarh
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Raigarh
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5
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Delhi
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Delhi
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Himachal Pradesh
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Extension Centre of Delhi at Kullu
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6
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Gujarat
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Ahmedabad
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7
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Haryana
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Panipat
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8
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Jammu & Kashmir
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Srinagar
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9
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Jharkhand
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Ranchi
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10
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Karnataka
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Bengaluru
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11
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Kerala
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Kannur
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12
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Maharashtra
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Mumbai
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13
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Nagpur
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14
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Madhya Pradesh
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Indore
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15
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Manipur
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Imphal
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16
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Mizoram
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Aizawl
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17
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Nagaland
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Dimapur
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18
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Odisha
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Bhubaneswar
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19
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Rajasthan
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Jaipur
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20
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Uttar Pradesh
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Varanasi
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21
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Meerut
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22
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Uttarakhand
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Chamoli
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23
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Tamil Nadu
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Chennai
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24
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Salem
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25
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Kancheepuram
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26
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Telangana
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Hyderabad
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27
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Tripura
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Agartala
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28
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West Bengal
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Kolkata
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Annexure-II
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State-wise details of handloom workers imparted skill upgradation training during last three years 
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S. No.
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State/UTs
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No. of handloom workers
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-
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Andhra Pradesh
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2460
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-
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Arunachal Pradesh
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460
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-
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Assam
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5800
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-
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Bihar
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494
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-
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Chhattisgarh
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240
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-
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Gujarat
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260
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-
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Himachal Pradesh
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839
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-
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Jammu & Kashmir
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731
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-
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Jharkhand
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500
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-
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Karnataka
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540
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-
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Kerala
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600
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-
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Maharashtra
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460
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-
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Manipur
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1460
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-
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Mizoram
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120
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-
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Nagaland
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640
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-
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Odisha
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1720
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-
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Punjab
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20
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-
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Rajasthan
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100
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-
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Tamil Nadu
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2318
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-
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Telangana
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260
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-
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Tripura
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60
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-
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Uttar Pradesh
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3060
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-
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Uttarakhand
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117
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-
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West Bengal
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480
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Total
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23739
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan reviews status of AES cases
Central and state teams have finalized site and design of 100 bedded PICU: Dr. Harsh Vardhan
“The central and state teams have finalized the site and design of 100 bedded PICU at Muzaffarpur, which will be supported under a centrally sponsored scheme.” Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare stated this after reviewing the status of AES cases of Bihar with senior officers of the health Ministry, here yesterday. The Union Health Minister is reviewing the AES cases on a daily basis with the Health Ministry officials.
Dr. Harsh Vardhan further said that there has been one death and one new admission yesterday. There are currently 84 patients in SKMCH, of whom 4 patients are in critical condition and under constant watch, he added.
The Health Minister said that the multi-disciplinary central team has been camping at Muzaffarpur for over a week now. “With the support of state and district administration, efforts of social and behavior change at the community level and early identification and management at primary health care facilities have been strengthened,” he mentioned. He added that clinical management of acute encephalopathy syndrome  is also being supported by the multi-disciplinary central teams and patients are receiving round the clock clinical, diagnostic and drug support.
Shri Manoj Jhalani, Addl. Secretary & Mission Director , MoHFW along with other senior officers and experts have visited Muzaffarpur including the SKMCH where the AES patients of Muzaffarpur are admitted and took stock of the situation. Shri Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary, MoHFW, had been stationed at Muzaffarpur till yesterday to oversee and support the State government efforts for prevention and management of AES cases at the community level, primary facility level and the district hospital and SKMCH. The central teams shall be stationed in Bihar to till mortality due to AES is controlled.
Ministry of Defence
DEFCOM India 2019 
The two day DEFCOM INDIA 2019 seminar commenced at Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi on 26 November 2019. The theme for the seminar is, “Communications: A Decisive Catalyst for Jointness”. The seminar is devoted to the seminal theme of leveraging communications for achieving jointness between the three services.
In his inaugural address the Hon’ble Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Shripad Naik highlighted that the announcement of Chief of Defence Staff by the Hon’ble Prime Minister has been made keeping in view the much needed reform to streamline and further improve the coordination and integration between the three services. He stressed that seamless communications between the three services were a pre-requisite for achieving the vision of jointness.
General Bipin Rawat, Chief of the Army Staff during his key note address brought out the security challenges confronting the Nation and stressed on the need for ‘jointness’. He brought out that secure and interoperable joint communications were the need of the hour. General Bipin Rawat also stressed on the need for the industry to meet the aspirations of the Armed Forces and offer solutions which meet the operational requirements.
DEFCOM 2019 one the first day witnessed active participation from the armed forces, industry, research and development organisations and the academia. It provided an excellent opportunity for the industry to understand the requirements of the Armed Forces. The DEFCOM exhibition showcased cutting edge communication solutions from the industry and gave officers from the three services an opportunity to gain insights on technology and industry capabilities. The prestigious DEFCOM journal was also released during the seminar.
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Ministry of Jal Shakti
Challenges of Flood Forecasting
Flood Forecasting on International & Inter-state Rivers is formulated and issued by Central Water Commission  using statistical methods for short range forecasting and mathematical modelling for ﬁveday’s advance ﬂood advisory. The main challenge being faced in flood forecasting is to accurately forecast the impending flood sufficiently in advance with high level of accuracy. Mathematical modelling based flood advisory although provide sufficient lead time, its accuracy is dependent on accuracy of weather forecasts. The growing incidents of high intensity rainfall in shorter duration due to likely impact of climate change poses another challenge for flood forecasting.
There is a continuous eﬀort for improvement of Flood Forecasting using all the latest technology including space technology tools, Geographical Information System , web based applications, etc. Following steps have been taken to improve the Flood forecasting system in the country.
- Expansion of Flood Forecasting Network: CWC ﬂood forecasting network has been expanded to 331 Flood Forecast Stations covering 23 States &2 UTs in 20 river basins for taking proper mitigation measures by respective State Governments. In the State of Andhra Pradesh, there are 13 level forecasting stations and 10 in ﬂow forecasting stations.
- Modernization of Flood Forecast Formulation: Flood forecasting is issued up to 5 days in advance for major river basins across the country including the State of Andhra Pradesh. The same is updated every three hours and is available online .
- Modernization in dissemination of ﬂood forecasts: Dissemination of ﬂood forecasts has also been modernized through a dedicated website. Daily Flood Situation Report cum Advisory is shared with all stakeholders aswell as general public using social media platforms.
Bilateral agreements with upper riparian countries Nepal, Bhutan &China have been made for data sharing.
Common data platform, Water Information Management System, under National Water Informatics Centre , has been created to ensure seamless data ﬂow from States and CWC formodelling work. In addition, arrangements for seamless data ﬂow from agencies like INCOIS, NASA, JAXA, etc. have also been made.
This Information was given by the Minister of State for Jal Shakti, Shri Bishweswar Tudu in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID - 19 Vaccination Update - Day 537
India’s cumulative vaccination coverage crosses 198.31 Crore
More than 10 lakh Vaccine doses administered today till 7 pm
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 198.31 Crore  today. More than 10 lakh  Vaccine Doses have been administered till 7 pm today. The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late tonight.
The cumulative coverage of vaccine doses, segregated based on population priority groups, is as follows:
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Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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10409327
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2nd Dose
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10069369
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Precaution Dose
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5793380
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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18424960
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2nd Dose
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17633283
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Precaution Dose
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10630456
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Age Group 12-14 years
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1st Dose
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37154839
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|
|
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2nd Dose
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24493399
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Age Group 15-18 years
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1st Dose
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60595776
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|
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2nd Dose
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49272322
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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558447476
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2nd Dose
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503022700
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Precaution Dose
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3454432
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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|
203479291
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2nd Dose
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193827536
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Precaution Dose
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2803798
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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127291847
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2nd Dose
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121085955
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Precaution Dose
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25291693
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Cumulative 1st dose administered
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1015803516
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Cumulative 2nd dose administered
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919404564
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Precaution Dose
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47973759
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Total
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1983181839
Today’s achievement in the vaccination exercise, segregated by population priority groups, is as follows:
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Date: 6th July, 2022 
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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56
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2nd Dose
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743
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Precaution Dose
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16231
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FLWs
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|
1st Dose
|
|
145
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|
2nd Dose
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|
1424
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Precaution Dose
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63247
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Age Group 12-14 years
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1st Dose
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|
68085
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|
|
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2nd Dose
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165432
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|
Age Group 15-18 years
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1st Dose
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23632
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|
|
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2nd Dose
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61938
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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22283
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2nd Dose
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205904
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Precaution Dose
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52150
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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3256
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2nd Dose
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47354
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Precaution Dose
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25306
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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3482
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2nd Dose
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30955
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Precaution Dose
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217263
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Cumulative 1st dose administered
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120939
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Cumulative 2nd dose administered
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513750
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Precaution Dose
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374197
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Total
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1008886
The vaccination exercise as a tool to protect the most vulnerable population groups in the country from COVID-19 continues to be regularly reviewed and monitored at the highest level.
Ministry of Railways
General Manager Central Railway hoists the National Flag on the occasion of 76th Independence Day
Mumbai, 15 August 2022
Shri Anil Kumar Lahoti, General Manager, Central Railway hoisted the national flag on the occasion of 76th Independence Day at the Central Railway headquarters, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Mumbai on 15.8.2022.
Shri Anil Kumar Lahoti, while addressing the gathering conveyed warmest greetings to all railway personnel, their families and esteemed customers. He said that during India’s freedom struggle, railways played an important role in unification of the nation and movement of the leaders and freedom fighters. Railway premises and trains also witnessed many important events in the freedom struggle. Railwaymen have also raised the national flag in their houses as part of ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’. He informed the gathering about the achievements of Central Railway in year 2021-22 and the first four months of 2022-23.
Shri Anil Kumar Lahoti congratulated Ms. Jayshree Purushottam Patil, Sub-Inspector RPF, Mumbai and Shri Sunil Bhagwat Chaudhari, Assistant Sub-Inspector RPF, Jalgaon for being awarded with Indian Police Medal.
As a part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations, two of the retired railwaymen of above 75 years viz. Shri Abbas Moontasir and Shri Irinev Vaz, Office Superintendent were felicitated by General Manager, Central Railway.
Later Shri Anil Kumar Lahoti and Smt. Menu Lahoti, President, Central Railway Women’s Welfare Organization inaugurated various facilities at Bharat Ratna Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Memorial Hospital, Byculla.
On this occasion, RPF dog squad displayed their skills which efficiently ensures security of passengers at platforms and in trains, a cultural program “Rashtra Watan, Sadaiva Pratam”  was presented by artistes of Central Railway Cultural Academy.
Smt. Menu Lahoti, President and other members of CRWWO, Shri Alok Singh, Additional General Manager, Principal Heads of Departments, Shri Shalabh Goel, Divisional Railway Manager, Mumbai Division, senior officers and staff of Central Railway were present on the occasion. The Independence Day celebrations was webcast live on facebook page, twitter and youtube channel of Central Railway.| PIB Mumbai | CP/DR
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Electricity from tapioca leaves : CTCRI scripts success story
The Central Tuber Research Institute , Thiruvananthapuram under the Indian Council for Agricultural Research  has come up with a new invention that can offer new impetus to India's initiative for Clean energy sources. Amid growing concerns about energy crisis, the country's one of the foremost research institute has achieved experimental success by generating electricity from tapioca leaves.
The efforts of the team led by Dr. C.A. Jayaprakash, Principal Scientist, CTCRI have borne fruit under the project funded by the Department of Atomic Energy.
The experiment was presented before a group of journalists from Himachal Pradesh, who visited CTCRI on Friday under the aegis of Press Information Bureau under the Ek Bharat Shreshth Bharat project.
Wastage after the mechanical extraction of insecticidal molecules from tapioca leaves was subjected to Methanogenesis. Subsequently, pure methane was segregated from the gas complex by scrubbing off unwanted gases.
As the electricity was generated from cassava , the end product has been christened as CASSA DIPAH.
Approximately 5 tons of leaves and twigs are wasted per hectare of tapioca harvest. This shows the potential of generating electricity from the success of this experiment.
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WRITTEN RESULT OF NATIONAL DEFENCE ACADEMY AND NAVAL ACADEMY EXAMINATION , 2022
On the basis of the result of the written part of the National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination,  2022 held by the Union Public Service Commission on 10th April, 2022, candidates with the under mentioned Roll Nos. have qualified for interview by the Services Selection Board  of the Ministry of Defence for Admission to Army, Navy and Air Force Wings of the National Defence Academy for the 149th Course and for the 111th Indian Naval Academy Course  commencing from 2nd January, 2023. The result is also available at Commission’s website www.upsc.gov.in.
2 The candidature of all the candidates, whose Roll Nos. are shown in the list is provisional. In accordance with the conditions of their admission to the examination, “candidates are requested to register themselves online on the Indian Army Recruiting website joinindianarmy.nic.in within two weeks of announcement of written result. The successful candidates would then be allotted Selection Centers and dates, of SSB interview which shall be communicated on registered e-mail ID. Any candidate who has already registered earlier on the site will not be required to do so. In case of any query/ Login problem, e-mail be forwarded to dir-recruiting6-mod[at]nic[dot]in.”
“Candidates are also requested to submit original certificates of Age and Educational Qualification to respective Service Selection Boards  during the SSB interview.” The candidates must not send the Original Certificates to the Union Public Service Commission. For any further information, the candidates may contact Facilitation Counter near Gate ‘C’ of the Commission, either in person or on telephone Nos. 011-23385271/011-23381125/011-23098543 between 10:00 hours and 17:00 hours on any working day. In addition for SSB/Interview related matter the candidates may contact over telephone no. 011-26175473 or joinindianarmy.nic.in for Army as first choice, 011-23010097/ Email: officer-navy[at]nic[dot]in or joinindiannavy.gov.in for Navy/ Naval Academy as first choice and 011-23010231 Extn. 7645/7646/7610 or www.careerindianairforce.cdac.in for Air Force as first choice.
3 The mark-sheets of the candidates will be put on the Commission’s website within fifteen  days from the date of publication of final result.  and will remain available on the website for a period of thirty  days.
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Winners Of Tata Building India School Essay Competition call on the President
Winners of the 2016-17 nationwide ‘Tata Building India School Essay Competition’, called on the President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, today  at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Speaking on the occasion, the President congratulated the winners of the School Essay Competition. He noted that almost four million children from over 8,500 schools all over the country wrote an essay concerned with nation building in 13 languages. Among the 78 winners, he said, as many as 53 are girls.
The President noted that children wrote essays on global warming and what can each one of us do to avert climate change and protect the natural environment. He said that this topic relates to one of the biggest challenges facing humankind. With so many children writing an essay on global warming and climate change, India, he felt, was investing in a generation that cares for the planet and our environment.